37th Annual

Rocky Mountain

AACC Section Conference

April 12 – 13, 2012


Location  I  RSVP  I April 12  I  April 13  I  Registration  I  Scholarships  I  Vendors


 

Location:

Mountain Preserve Reception Center

1431 E. Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85068 602-943-2656

Parking and Entrance is on the west side of building

Link to conference site: http://www.mprc.net/index.html

 

RSVP:

April 2, 2012 to Bob Kaplanis: mailto:Bob.Kaplanis@bannerhealth.com

We need to have an accurate head count for the food.

 

April 12, 2012

 

Morning:

Coffee, Herbal Tea, Juice, Fruit, Danish, Muffins, Bagels

Sponsored By: Beckman Coulter

 

Buffet Lunch:

Spinach Salad with Sliced Mushrooms, Crisp Bacon and Dressing

Fresh Seasonal Fruit Salad

Vegetable Lasagna

Broiled Breast of Chicken with White Wine Sauce

Rice Pilaf

           Fresh Steamed Vegetable Medley

           Rolls, Butter, Coffee, Iced Tea and Soda

Chef’s Choice for Desert

 

Agenda:

900 – 1000

Registration, Continental Breakfast and Vendor Setup

1000

Welcome

1000 – 1100

Visit the Vendors

1100 – 1200

Lp(a) Cholesterol – Dr. Herb Naito

Sponsored by: Helena Laboratories

 

1200 – 1300 Lunch

 

1300 – 1500

Strategies for Rational Use, 

Utility for Blood Conservation and Prevention of Iatrogenic Anemia

Dr. Sharon Geaghan, MD, Chief, Pathology,

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford, CA,

Sponsored by: Abbott Point of Care

 

1500 – 1600

Update on New Drugs of Abuse -

What They are and Where to Test for Them -

Christine Snozek’s Ph.D., Director of Clinical Chemistry

Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona

 

Point of Care Arizona is approved as a provider

of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences

by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program.

 

April 13, 2011

 

900 – 1000

Coffee, Herbal Tea, Juice, Fruit, Danish, Muffins, Bagels

Continental Breakfast Sponsored By: Telcor

 

Agenda:  

900-1000

Registration and Welcome

 

1000 – 1100

Connecting patients with their lab results via patient portals: 

Opportunities and Controversies

Dr. Corinne Fantz, Associate professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

at Emory University - Atlanta, Georgia

Lecture Sponsored by: AACCRocky Mountain Chapter

 

1100 – 1200

HgbA1C

Julie Myers, MBA - Senior Product Manager for Diabetes

Lecture Sponsored by: BioRad

 

1200 – 1300

Buffet Lunch

Caesar Salad

Fresh Vegetable Salad

Vegetable Lasagna

Roast Sirloin of Beef

Vegetables Parsley Red Potatoes

Green Beans Almandine

Rolls, Butter, Coffee, Iced Tea and Soda

Chef’s Choice for Desert

 

Lunch Sponsored by: Abbott Point of Care

 

1300 – 1400

Hospital Acquired Infections

Dr. Judy A. Daly, Ph.D. University of Utah Laboratory,

Primary Children’s Hospital, Director of Microbiology Laboratories

Lecture Sponsored by: Meridin Bioscience

 

1400 – 1500

Molecular Microbiology:

Current Technologies and Future Applications

Brian Koeneman Ph.D., Sonora Quest Laboratories, Tempe, Arizona

 

1500 – 1600

Vitamin D testing and Update

Charbel Abou Diwan Ph.D., Director of Clinical Chemistry, Toxicology and POCT

Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center,

Laboratory Sciences of Arizona, and Sonora Quest Laboratories

 

Vendors: 

There is a $300 fee for vendors to attend.

The fee is for a 6 foot table to display your product on

Thursday April 12, attend the lectures, breakfast and lunch.

Please bring an electrical cord if you require it.

Vendors are encouraged to stay for lunch and networking opportunities.

Let Bob Kaplanis (Bob.Kaplanis@bannerhealth.com)

know if you will be staying for lunch or not.

Point of Care Arizona is approved as a provider

of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences

by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program.

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